Your Family: Jun. 10, 2002

GRANDPARENT SPLITS According to a study at Pennsylvania State University, when grandparents divorce, their relationships with grandchildren often suffer. Grandparents who go through a divorce, particularly grandfathers, have less contact with their grandkids, feel less close to them and consider grandparenting less important in their lives than those who stayed married.

DIVERSE FRIENDS A racially diverse student body in U.S. high schools does not automatically lead to interracial friendships, says a study published in the American Journal of Sociology. Researchers found teens tend to choose same-race friends, even as chances to choose friends of different races increase. The study suggests that...

Want the full story?

Subscribe Now

Subscribe
Subscribe

Learn more about the benefits of being a TIME subscriber

If you are already a subscriber sign up — registration is free!